How to Install and Uninstall grub-xen Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "grub-xen" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install grub-xen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub-xen
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub-xen" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall grub-xen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-xen
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-xen package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: grub-xen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 188
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.13)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32), grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32), grub-xen-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32), ucf
Conflicts: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-xen_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32_amd64.deb
Size: 65844
MD5sum: 388ba5721943658fb14d2a4d7d3dea3a
SHA1: 2cf9b5090e5db40edb45c175e867bb20f2e817fe
SHA256: c13802516f01e692b5ff4aefaec4ae9c27f9c3296806f9c240f384fc4c0b802a
SHA512: fb890de056f07c4e15a7285a3ef925ca82cd5f976e78e1c930e42a3938ba2fd67b2efc6da3c0e399ebd1cbd7c0ba86e2132a197c8f5f027b8e0e983b0b873650
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (Xen version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with
the Xen hypervisor (i.e. PV-GRUB).
Description-md5: e5f5bd7dbe07e28d8c9a50b4c9b49ada
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-xen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 188
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.13)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), grub-xen-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), ucf
Conflicts: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-xen_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27_amd64.deb
Size: 66220
MD5sum: be7996326e369b764bab2bdf7ae799b1
SHA1: cfe026ccfc18f2a274fe564b05188731ec00d1f6
SHA256: 95e4ebc08ec6651f37141333de63946dbce3e186cfc4c7b44e88fd74c6a75671
SHA512: d38f564c50d49b56d1944f1866fd1e0efdd9352a357aad8d75d91987656337a48976cf3259f16db0a5b4c17c04544fb6004acf3a663ce1b79d0105f2bc6b8de0
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (Xen version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with
the Xen hypervisor (i.e. PV-GRUB).
Description-md5: e5f5bd7dbe07e28d8c9a50b4c9b49ada
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-xen
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 190
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: grub2
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), grub-xen-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), ucf
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.13)
Conflicts: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-xen_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 66498
MD5sum: 56cb0b3c68d83b22ab4a6062456c2cfa
SHA1: d917267e9cca272c585d8d5b0f1c9823610eeaa9
SHA256: aa3950bb2a1b16f61e1167f85421866143bdc626e754858448c584e5b81d9d9f
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (Xen version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with
the Xen hypervisor (i.e. PV-GRUB).
Description-md5: e5f5bd7dbe07e28d8c9a50b4c9b49ada
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y